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WNBL to become ‘All-Filipina’ in first professional season
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) – August 30, 2020 – 3:45 pm
MANILA, Philippines – The Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) is set to present ‘All-Filipina’ rosters in its first season as a professional league.
Eager to explore and expose local talents here at home, the league will not entertain Filipino-Americans or foreign players for the time being.
“I’ve always believed, even during my professional league days, that there is a surplus of female players in the Philippines,” said NBL Executive Vice President Rhose Montreal during the recent episode of Tiebreaker Vods’ So She Did podcast.
“He could also give them the exposure and then get imports or get Fil-Foreigners to play will come later,” he added.
The WNBL is scheduled to draft in October, and the league is expected to receive applications online amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
With women’s basketball on the rise following the great success of Gilas’ women’s team at the Southeast Asian Games last year, the WNBL will be a great aspiration for future post-college talent and athletes.
Determined to elevate women’s basketball in the country to an overall level, Montreal stands firm on the principles behind the WNBL.
“My priority, my marketing strategy to sell [the] WNBL is not basically her skin, it is not basically what women look like, “Montreal said.
“For me, it’s really the skills and the proof that basketball is not just for men. What men can do, women can do better,” he added.
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